While there weren't any stunners in the first set of plot details director Colin Trevorrow revealed late last week about his 2015 "Jurassic Park" sequel "Jurassic World," the specifics at least led to one major surprise - the film could actually be good.

When the survivors of the 1993 original flew off in a helicopter into the sunset of the Steven Spielberg-helmed classic, they seemingly took with them any hope that a quality follow-up would be made. Four years later, the first film's scientific commentary was nowhere to be found in its sequel "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." Not having learned from its predecessor, "Jurassic Park III" sacrificed character and plot development in 2001 to focus on showing bigger dinosaurs that induced even bigger yawns.

But with one line in an email from Trevorrow written to and later published by SlashFilm.com, those yawns have quickly become perked ears. In describing the thought process behind JP4's plot - the now-fully functional Jurassic Park begins to look for ways to spice things up as visitors become increasingly bored with the dinosaurs on display - Trevorrow showcased his understanding of why other JP sequels have failed: "We imagined a teenager texting his girlfriend with his back to a T-Rex behind protective glass. For us, that image captured the way much of the audience feels about the movies themselves. 'We've seen CG dinosaurs. What else you got?'"

This demonstration of understanding the pitfalls of most sequels shows why this film could succeed. While most of those who loved the first film won't admit it, what essentially held everything together was the never-ending debate between the film's characters regarding the park's ethics.

While we consciously were aware that the film basically boiled down to who lived and who died, subconsciously Spielberg was pumping us with the desire to see who would vote "Yes" and who would vote "No" to the park. It's often forgotten that the reason the perfectly cast group of characters came together on the island in the first place was not a mission of survival, but a mission of forming an opinion. For audiences, both were captivating, even if they didn't recognize on the surface that the latter was happening.

And if Trevorrow can get this sort of duel plot and commentary going, then the structure of a successful movie is there. Obviously, other elements play a huge factor - casting, plot logic, dialogue, purposefulness of action sequences, etc. - but this film now feels different from other JP sequels, and other sequels for that matter. The selection of Trevorrow shows Universal Pictures is behind the effort to make Jurassic Park again, which is something that often is a facade instead of an actual practice.

No better example of this is with the "Terminator" franchise. While different than "Jurassic Park" in that the first two were great, the third and fourth installments were each director by individuals - Jonathan Mostow and McG - with backgrounds in action films. The result? Despite the directors and studio suggesting early that their films would be character driven, the past two "Terminator" films have focused on flipping semis and loud dialogue instead of actual substance.

But substance seemingly is what Trevorrow knows best. Granted, he's only directed one film - 2012's "Safety Not Guaranteed" - it demonstrated what he is capable of. It was one of the year's best films, mainly because of how it managed to infuse its simple plot - a female journalist investigates a man allegedly capable of time travel - with commentary on the protagonist's profession, as well as bringing to light the ethical dilemma she and the source she investigates face throughout the film's 86-minute running time.

If even half of Trevorrow's abilities from his debut can translate to "Jurassic World," then audiences everywhere are in for a treat - similar to the one they got a little more than 20 years ago. There's no doubt the decision to tap Trevorrow as the director of the film was an odd one, but now, with him expressing for the first time where he plans to take the franchise, hope can be held out for a decent "Jurassic Park" sequel. Now, let's see what else Trevorrow's got.

Scott Hansen is a sports reporter for Sheboygan Press Media and Wisconsin Central Hub contributor. Hansen graduated from UW-Eau Claire with a minor in film study after writing papers on the commentary and ethics of "Jurassic Park."